Pinus virginiana (Virginia pine; Poverty pine; Scrub pine)

Wikipedia Abstract

Pinus virginiana (Virginia pine, scrub pine, Jersey pine) is a medium-sized tree, often found on poorer soils from Long Island in southern New York south through the Appalachian Mountains to western Tennessee and Alabama. The usual size range for this pine is 9–18 m, but can grow taller under optimum conditions. The trunk can be as large as 0.5 m diameter. This tree prefers well-drained loam or clay, but will also grow on very poor, sandy soil, where it remains small and stunted.

A tan or green dye is obtained from the needles;
The needles contain a substance called terpene, this is released when rain washes over the needles and it has a negative effect on the germination of some plants, including wheat;
Oleo-resins are present in the tissues of all species of pines, but these are often not present in sufficient quantity to make their extraction economically worthwhile; The resins are obtained by tapping the trunk, or by destructive distillation of the wood; In general, trees from warmer areas of distribution give the higher yields; Turpentine consists of an average of 20% of the oleo-resin; Turpentine has a wide range of uses including as a solvent for waxes etc, for making varnish, medicinal etc; Rosin is the substance left after turpentine is removed. This is used by violinists on their bows and also in making sealing wax, varnish etc; Pitch can also be obtained from the resin and is used for waterproofing, as a wood preservative etc.
Wood - coarse-grained, light, soft, weak and brittle, durable in contact with the soil; It weighs 33lb per cubic foot; It is used mainly for pulp and occasionally as lumber in rough construction or as a fuel;

Range Map

E U.S.A., from New York State in the north to N Alabama and Mississippi in the south-west and South Carolina in the south of its range. TDWG: 75 INI NWJ NWY OHI PEN WVA 78 ALA DEL GEO KTY MRY MSI NCA SCA TEN VRG;E USA: from New York State in the north to N Alabama and Mississippi in the south-west and South Carolina in the south of its range.. TDWG: 75 INI NWJ NWY OHI PEN WVA 78 ALA DEL GEO KTY MRY MSI NCA SCA TEN VRG;